1.1“Pahāya mātāpitaro,Leaving my mother and father behind,1.2bhaginī ñātibhātaro;as well as sisters, kinsmen, and brothers;1.3Pañca kāmaguṇe hitvā,having given up the five sensual stimuli,1.4anuruddhova jhāyati.Anuruddha practices absorption.

2.1Sameto naccagītehi,Surrounded by song and dance,2.2sammatāḷappabodhano;awakened by cymbals and gongs,2.3Na tena suddhimajjhagaṁ,he did not find purification2.4mārassa visaye rato.while delighting in Māra’s domain.

3.1Etañca samatikkamma,But he has gone beyond all that,3.2rato buddhassa sāsane;and delights in the Buddha’s teaching.3.3Sabboghaṁ samatikkamma,Having crossed over the entire flood,3.4anuruddhova jhāyati.Anuruddha practices absorption.

4.1Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā,Sights, sounds, tastes, smells,4.2phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā;and touches so delightful:4.3Ete ca samatikkamma,having crossed over these as well,4.4anuruddhova jhāyati.Anuruddha practices absorption.

5.1Piṇḍapātamatikkanto,Returning from almsround,5.2eko adutiyo muni;alone, without partner,5.3Esati paṁsukūlāni,seeking rags from the dust heap,5.4anuruddho anāsavo.Anuruddha is without defilements.

6.1Vicinī aggahī dhovi,The thoughtful sage6.2rajayī dhārayī muni;selected rags from the dust heap;6.3Paṁsukūlāni matimā,he picked them up, washed, dyed, and wore them;6.4anuruddho anāsavo.Anuruddha is without defilements.

7.1Mahiccho ca asantuṭṭho,The principles of someone7.2saṁsaṭṭho yo ca uddhato;who has many wishes and is not content,7.3Tassa dhammā ime honti,who socializes and is conceited,7.4pāpakā saṅkilesikā.are wicked and corrupting.

8.1Sato ca hoti appiccho,But someone who is mindful, few of wishes,8.2santuṭṭho avighātavā;content and untroubled,8.3Pavivekarato vitto,delighting in seclusion, joyful,8.4niccamāraddhavīriyo.always resolute and energetic;

9.1Tassa dhammā ime honti,their principles are skillful,9.2kusalā bodhipakkhikā;on the side of awakening;9.3Anāsavo ca so hoti,they are without defilements—9.4iti vuttaṁ mahesinā.so said the great seer.

10.1Mama saṅkappamaññāya,“Knowing my thoughts,10.2satthā loke anuttaro;the supreme Teacher in the world10.3Manomayena kāyena,came to me in a mind-made body,10.4iddhiyā upasaṅkami.using his psychic power.

11.1Yadā me ahu saṅkappo,He taught me more11.2tato uttari desayi;than I had thought of.11.3Nippapañcarato buddho,The Buddha who loves non-proliferation11.4nippapañcamadesayi.taught me non-proliferation.

12.1Tassāhaṁ dhammamaññāya,Understanding that teaching,12.2vihāsiṁ sāsane rato;I happily did his bidding.12.3Tisso vijjā anuppattā,I’ve attained the three knowledges,12.4kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.and have fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

13.1Pañcapaññāsavassāni,For the last fifty-five years13.2yato nesajjiko ahaṁ;I have not lain down to sleep.13.3Pañcavīsativassāni,Twenty-five years have passed13.4yato middhaṁ samūhataṁ.since I eradicated drowsiness.”

14.1Nāhu assāsapassāsā,“There was no more breathing14.2ṭhitacittassa tādino;for the unaffected one of steady heart.14.3Anejo santimārabbha,Imperturbable, committed to peace,14.4cakkhumā parinibbuto.the Clear-eyed One was fully quenched.

15.1Asallīnena cittena,He put up with painful feelings15.2vedanaṁ ajjhavāsayi;without flinching.15.3Pajjotasseva nibbānaṁ,The liberation of his heart15.4vimokkho cetaso ahu.was like the extinguishing of a lamp.”

16.1Ete pacchimakā dāni,“Now these touches and the other four16.2munino phassapañcamā;are the last to be experienced by the sage;16.3Nāññe dhammā bhavissanti,nor will there be other phenomena16.4sambuddhe parinibbute.since the Buddha was fully quenched.

17.1Natthi dāni punāvāso,O Penelope, weaver of the web—17.2devakāyasmi jālini;there’s no more abodes in the heavenly host.17.3Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro,Transmigration through births is finished,17.4natthi dāni punabbhavo.now there’ll be no more future lives.”

18.1Yassa muhuttena sahassadhā,“The mendicant by whom the galaxy18.2Loko saṁvidito sabrahmakappo;with the age of the Divinity are known in an hour—18.3Vasī iddhiguṇe cutūpapāte,that master of psychic ability sees the gods18.4Kāle passati devatā sa bhikkhu.at the time they pass away and are reborn.”

19.1Annabhāro pure āsiṁ,“In the past I was Annabhāra,19.2daliddo ghāsahārako;a poor carrier of fodder.19.3Samaṇaṁ paṭipādesiṁ,I practiced as an ascetic,19.4upariṭṭhaṁ yasassinaṁ.the renowned Upariṭṭha.

20.1Somhi sakyakule jāto,Then I was reborn in the Sakyan clan,20.2anuruddhoti maṁ vidū;where I was known as ‘Anuruddha’.20.3Upeto naccagītehi,Surrounded by song and dance,20.4sammatāḷappabodhano.I was awakened by cymbals and gongs.

21.1Athaddasāsiṁ sambuddhaṁ,Then I saw the Buddha,21.2satthāraṁ akutobhayaṁ;the Teacher, fearing nothing from any quarter;21.3Tasmiṁ cittaṁ pasādetvā,filling my mind with confidence in him,21.4pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ.I went forth to homelessness.

22.1Pubbenivāsaṁ jānāmi,I know my past lives,22.2yattha me vusitaṁ pure;the places I used to live.22.3Tāvatiṁsesu devesu,I was born as Sakka,22.4aṭṭhāsiṁ sakkajātiyā.and stayed among the thirty-three gods.

23.1Sattakkhattuṁ manussindo,Seven times I was a king of men23.2ahaṁ rajjamakārayiṁ;ruling a kingdom,23.3Cāturanto vijitāvī,victorious in the four quarters,23.4jambusaṇḍassa issaro;lord of the Black Plum Tree Land.23.5Adaṇḍena asatthena,Without rod or sword,23.6dhammena anusāsayiṁ.I governed by principle.

24.1Ito satta tato satta,Seven from here, seven from there—24.2saṁsārāni catuddasa;fourteen transmigrations in all.24.3Nivāsamabhijānissaṁ,I shall remember my past lives:24.4devaloke ṭhito tadā.at that time I stayed in the realm of the gods.

25.1Pañcaṅgike samādhimhi,I have gained complete tranquility25.2sante ekodibhāvite;in immersion with five factors.25.3Paṭippassaddhiladdhamhi,Peaceful, serene,25.4dibbacakkhu visujjhi me.my clairvoyance is purified.

26.1Cutūpapātaṁ jānāmi,Steady in five-factored absorption,26.2sattānaṁ āgatiṁ gatiṁ;I know the passing away and rebirth of beings,26.3Itthabhāvaññathābhāvaṁ,their coming and going,26.4jhāne pañcaṅgike ṭhito.their lives in this state and that.

27.1Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā,I’ve served the Teacher27.2… peand fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.27.3…The heavy burden is laid down,27.4bhavanetti samūhatā.the leash to existence is eradicated.

28.1Vajjīnaṁ veḷuvagāme,In the Vajjian village of Veḷuva,28.2ahaṁ jīvitasaṅkhayā;my life will come to an end.28.3Heṭṭhato veḷugumbasmiṁ,Beneath a thicket of bamboos,28.4nibbāyissaṁ anāsavo”ti.being undefiled, I will be fully extinguished.”

28.5… Anuruddho thero ….